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Thought i would introduce myself and post up some pics of my GQ.
Below are some pics of how it once was. Pretty well setup and i was very happy with it.
This is a list of how it was in the pics below.
GQ TD42
MTQ Turbo
Front and Rear Air Lockers,
Hi Mount with 6hp motor
35 Extreme Trekkers
Rear Bar,
HID everything
Roof Lights
Light Force XGT 240s
HiLo Headlights
2" OME suspension
35" Spring spacers
Home made rear drawers and fridge slide.
Some of the pics below are of a trip i did with a few mates for a boys trip. Was the most difficult thing i have ever done and i will likely never forget. I dont think anyone will
The pics of the deep hole are taken in the Otways and this track was 7kms long and took 8 hours to complete. It is also a track that i slid into a tree in a big way and this day kinda force the hand with the strip down as i caved in the rear drivers side door and bent the roof.
The GQ coming out of the hole is the vehicle in front of me. Glad it was him and not me to be honest. It was one of a dozen or more holes like this. It took its toll. It had been a long time since anything like a GQ had been down this way as it is mainly suzuki country and they go round the big holes. You can see the quantity of rubbish being pushed out the hole in front of the car, we were there with shovels moving it out of the way. maybe 2 cubic metres.
Long day on the winches and every man for himself. every car was involved in recoveries at the same time so there was no leaving the tree truck protector for the next bloke as by the time they needed it we were using it on the next bog hole. Boys trip, 2 a car. Bloody great time.
We went in to this track about 10am and the last ones out got to camp past 10pm to a warm fire and a beer.
All Hail a good Navi!!!
Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 26th May 2011 at 12:08 PM.
My 1992 Ford Maverick was one of the batch that came out of the factory with a dodgy paint job and the colour would de-laminate and strip off in big sheets. I put up with it and it was pretty rough but was a bush truck so no really big deal.
On the trip above i slid sideways into a very big tree, caved in the rear drivers door and bent the roof. I figured with a bent roof it would be a Write-off and did not want to go through that so parked it up and stripped it down.
Had some bad advice at this critical point and the strip down went far beyond the point of no return and into the world of "What was i thinking" and "Why did i listen to him" and "Bluudy Hell! i should just buy another one"
Last edited by MudRunnerTD; 7th January 2011 at 10:53 PM.
In that last pic you can just make out the dent in the roof and gutter above the rear door. Was a Biatch to get out. All of the sills were in poor shape too but now look like new.
Huge undertaking, Reckon it will be better than new when you finish it.
Did the same thing with a Lotus Cortina once. massive buzz when it finally gets the last polish, almost scared to take it out.
Bet you won't be taking it back through those mud pits.
The last post was June 2010, guess you would have finished it by now.
John